Gun Control, Individual Rights, and the Second Amendment Initially, the Second Amendment was written for the purpose of regulating government tyranny for the people. However, the argument now is typically on whether assault weapons should be banned or not. For the reason of numerous interpretations of this amendment, we may start to question the benefits and the constitutionality of the modern perception. Are there any benefits to owning a handgun? Or some might ask if there are any benefits when banning assault weapons? Apparently it is a “crime to carry an unregistered firearm, and the registration of handguns is prohibited,” according to the District of Columbia. However, there times when these kind of weapons are necessary. For instance,
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Since most observe only the second half of amendment, which is “the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed,” there is a profuse amount of misinterpretations. A very important, if not the most important, statement that is ignored is the part where it says “a well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state.” In other words, it means to take advantage of firearms and weapons when the security of the state is threatened, in comparison to assault weapons being used abusively. All of the court cases such as District of Columbia v. Heller (2008), McDonald v. City of Chicago (2010), and Caetano v. Massachusetts (2016) ruled that the Second Amendment protected the right to bear arms. Chad Brooks of Live Science confirmed with his report that “all instruments that constitute bearable arms are protected under the Second Amendment.” Although there are some who impose this law by taking brutal actions, we need to have some sort of assurance for our safety. These unfortunate events should only make us consider the deliberate actions taking place; therefore making conscientiousness a necessity. Debate about gun control is still going around, and there seems to be no clear answer to it. Violent actions that are being witnessed should not be the concluding factor to terminating the Second Amendment, for the result of this action is immense vulnerability. Eliminating this right from the people would be unconstitutional for a variety of reasons. No matter which side the community debates for, the fact will remain constant; as long as the Second Amendment is used with honor and great responsibility, the right to bear arms is an absolute necessity for
Since most observe only the second half of amendment, which is “the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed,” there is a profuse amount of misinterpretations. A very important, if not the most important, statement that is ignored is the part where it says “a well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state.” In other words, it means to take advantage of firearms and weapons when the security of the state is threatened, in comparison to assault weapons being used abusively. All of the court cases such as District of Columbia v. Heller (2008), McDonald v. City of Chicago (2010), and Caetano v. Massachusetts (2016) ruled that the Second Amendment protected the right to bear arms. Chad Brooks of Live Science confirmed with his report that “all instruments that constitute bearable arms are protected under the Second Amendment.” Although there are some who impose this law by taking brutal actions, we need to have some sort of assurance for our safety. These unfortunate events should only make us consider the deliberate actions taking place; therefore making conscientiousness a necessity. Debate about gun control is still going around, and there seems to be no clear answer to it. Violent actions that are being witnessed should not be the concluding factor to terminating the Second Amendment, for the result of this action is immense vulnerability. Eliminating this right from the people would be unconstitutional for a variety of reasons. No matter which side the community debates for, the fact will remain constant; as long as the Second Amendment is used with honor and great responsibility, the right to bear arms is an absolute necessity for